Took off from Egypt on a bombing mission to the island of Pantellaria, in the Mediterranean, midway between Tunisia and Sicily.
Aircraft was approaching the target when it was hit by flak between the port engine and the fuselage. It was was last seen on fire and losing height and no parachutes were seen. The aircraft crashed at Monastir Tunisia, North Africa.
Killed: Flying Officer Wallace Walter Howard Cornelius RCAF J/15415 KIA Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia grave V. D. 32. Capt Alfred George Macrae Budd RAF KIA Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia grave V. D. 30. Lt J Sadler SAAF KIA Enfidaville War Cemetery, Tunisia grave V. D. 31. Flight Sergeant Colin Roy Woods SAAF KIA Alamein Memorial, Egypt Column 278.